Latest news – Page 253
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NewsBelsner: Lawyers win in crucial costs recovery ruling
Costs case of the decade may halt thousands of similar claims by former clients seeking to recoup deductions.
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NewsDigital portal to be compulsory for financial remedy services
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says 80% of applications are already processed digitally.
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NewsGovernment seeks new LawtechUK contractor
'Delivery partner' will support modernisation through the development of technologies such as machine learning and data analytics.
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NewsRaab's return fuels legal aid funding fears
Ministry of Justice is due to publish full response to Bellamy review next month.
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NewsTesco revives yellow circle court battle with Lidl
Trade mark in logo without Lidl's name was applied for in bad faith, Court of Appeal hears.
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NewsTax avoidance as illegal as evasion, MPs claim
Former minister attacks 'false distinction which is reinforced by the tax industry'.
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NewsRaab in his own words
Raab was lord chancellor for the year to September 2022. He will face a familiar in-tray.
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NewsRaab back as Lewis sacked as lord chancellor
Victoria Prentis MP, called to the bar in 1995, is appointed attorney general.
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NewsEx-Eversheds trainee banned following sexual assault convictions
Thomas Hagyard was jailed for eight years this month for assaulting two women at a house party.
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NewsCommon Platform strike causes court chaos
Manchester reportedly had only four courts sitting, dozens of prisoners were in custody and several cases were adjourned.
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NewsCapping fees will kill collective actions, litigation funder warns
International funder says efforts to regulate the market are misguided and counter-productive.
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NewsTwo Liverpool firms enter administration within days of each other
Personal injury specialist and a mis-sold claims outfit both file for administration.
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NewsScarcity of black partners 'not a pipeline issue' - Lammy
Shadow foreign secretary pleased to see new report recommend tying executive compensation to diversity and inclusion outcomes.
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NewsJudge removal policy could be misapplied, Law Society warns
Concerns grow over process that would oust judicial office-holders absent from work for months due to ill health.
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NewsThousands of hybrid personal injury court claims in limbo
Row is brewing within PI sector about speed at which courts can offer guidance on so-called ‘hybrid claims’.
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NewsChild abuse inquiry proposes scrapping time bar for civil claims
Lawyer who represented largest group of victims says eight-year-old inquiry’s final report 'does not go far enough', despite mandatory reporting proposal.
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NewsRemoval process for judges 'unconstitutional', support network tells MoJ
Ministry of Justice has been consulting on proposal that would affect judges below High Court level absent for more than 12 months due to ill health.
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NewsFixed costs extension rules ‘not ideal’ - but almost ready for sign-off
Extension should go ahead in December although rule-makers admit they have had to be pragmatic.
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NewsNorth west firm becomes latest to hand ownership to employees
Employee trust takes over management of Oliver & Co Solicitors and gives access to profit shares.
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NewsTop claims firm sees profits plummet from £4.5m to £13,000
Carpenters Group says it has a sustainable future following investments in technology.